And yet Germany’s leaders have struggled to come to grips with the full dimensions of the crisis. The prior government, a three-party coalition helmed by the center-left Social Democratic Party of ...

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

hours after conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Merz, the conservative leader, had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become ...

Germany’s new chancellor suffered a major blow before his term even began — after dramatically losing a secret leadership election. Friedrich Merz is the first leader to suffer such a defeat since the ...

Getty It was the first time since World War II that an incoming chancellor ... Merz is taking charge at a critical moment for Germany. The economy is stagnating after two years of recession ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine has been given permission to use weapons supplied by its allies to launch ...

hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II.

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers are set to vote on the next chancellor again on Tuesday afternoon, hours after conservative ... s 10th chancellor since World War II. A candidate for chancellor ...

hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II.

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing ... as part of a post-World War II consensus in Germany to block ...